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From left to right: Javier Hernadez, registered dental assistant, Karina Lopez, registered dental assistant, Veronika Vazquez, DDS, Leticia Hernandez, registered dental assistant; and Gary Aglietti, DMD

Dr. Veronika Vazquez, ’00, partners with Nevada Small Business Development Center to roll her business on wheels into the Silver State

September 29, 2021

Nevada alum goes miles for healthy smiles

Denis Phares and Sean Nichols, co-founders of Dragonfly Energy.

Paying it forward: Dragonfly Energy funds new award for student competition

May 04, 2021

University alumni Sean Nichols and Denis Phares, finalists of the 2014 Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition, fund new $10K Dragonfly Energy Innovation Award

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University’s College of Business launches new Sports Management Program

April 01, 2021

From an undergraduate Sports Management minor to an Executive Certificate in Sports Management, the new program is set to ‘develop leaders and instill best practices in the sports industry’

Business & Entrepreneurship

Mimirs Well-Ness wins Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition

Annual $50,000 award funded by businessman, alumnus Rick Sontag

Five people holding a giant check awarding $50,000 to Mimirs Well-Ness with a memo for Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition
4/28/2023
Business & Entrepreneurship

Nevada Business Environmental Program partners with Washoe County

Program within the College of Business helps businesses improve air quality practices

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5/24/2023
Business & Entrepreneurship

College of Business awards 519 degrees at Spring Commencement

The College boasts the highest number of degrees awarded from a singular academic unit this semester

Two College of Business students pose in regalia before entering the stage.
5/19/2023
Business & Entrepreneurship

Research from College of Business explores impact of celebrity endorsement of cryptocurrency

Findings show increased likelihood of scams in celebrity-endorsed initial coin offerings

Four gold coins, representing four different cryptocurrencies, arranged in a diamond shape on a black background
5/15/2023
Impact & Student Success

Faces of the Pack: Camellia Chang

Chang discusses her time at the University and receiving four degrees in four years

Young woman with dark hair in a white patterned shirt sitting in front of the University quad
5/12/2023

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